Continued from Manton Bay – April 2020
The history of the Manton Bay nest, breeding stats and links to previous threads can be found here
The season so far:Mar 16: Blue 33(11) returned 07:12Mar 16: Maya returned 13:16Mar 29: Egg #1 laid 20:52Apr 04: Egg #2 first seen 13:27Apr 06: Egg #3 first seen 05:09Apr 09: Egg #4 first seen 07:00
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While Maya is cleaning up from the feed, one of the chicks moves a stick :-)
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Thankfully not too much force pushing the stick back with its sibling on the other side of it. Brings back memories of 056 last year!!
The two older chicks are fighting !!
Maya blocks but here is a video clearly showing them having a right ding dong!
Video: Chicks #1 & #2 fighting @ 08:20
Older chicks then settle themselves. #4 and #3 kept themselves out of the way and flat
Morning Karen
Thanks for all the captures and videos every day. Usually when I check in first thing you cannot see anything for the sun.
At least the chick who was getting plucked knew to lie down and play dead, that soon stopped the other one. Maya feeding it too soon took its mind off its task.
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FISH @ 08:29
08:30 33 flies off with the fish
Chick attacking its sibling again !!!!
This older chick seems in a very bad mood this morning as it also gave #3 a "look" earlier
Morning Mary :-) sorry for delay responding for I was in the midst of doing so and the fish arrived so distracted - well overwritten LOL Anyway - you're welcome for it is such a pleasure following this nest. I am missing the sunrises though!
But just like to add a huge thanks to you for all your contributions around the threads for I do follow and appreciate them:-)
Maya mantling
08:39 Two birds (right side / middle of capture)
Hopefully 33 still has the fish but if not I am sure it will be no problem for him to catch another
Maya mantling again and looking overhead at the two bird which I assume is 33 chasing off an intruder
and a view of the chicks, who lie flat, under Maya's protection
Good morning all, What a busy morning at the nest so far! Let's hope for no more squabbles. Many thanks for the videos, Karen!
9:34 B33 returns with a headless fish (possibly the same one from earlier?)
Look at #4 lol
9:39 B33 had left
As of 9:43, Maya hasn't attempted to feed
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